Cheetah – the only large wild mammalian species that India has lost – will now be reintroduced in the country's three identified grasslands. The move will help restore grasslands and protect many other endangered animals there. Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) was last spotted in Chhattisgarh in 1967.
Cheetahs will be obtained from Middle East, where North African Cheetahs are bred, Iran, Namibia and South Africa. Initially, 18 cheetahs will be brought to three sites proposed in the report, “Assessing the Potential for Reintroducing the Cheetah in India”, brought out by the Wildlife Trust of India and the Wildlife Institute of India.
The report, presented to the Ministry of Environment and Forests here on Wednesday, has identified Kuno-Palpur and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh Landscape in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. All the three sites require an initial investment of Rs.100 crore each for development before the animals are imported in the next two to three years.
for more details log on www.wildlifetrustofindia.org
Cheetahs will be obtained from Middle East, where North African Cheetahs are bred, Iran, Namibia and South Africa. Initially, 18 cheetahs will be brought to three sites proposed in the report, “Assessing the Potential for Reintroducing the Cheetah in India”, brought out by the Wildlife Trust of India and the Wildlife Institute of India.
The report, presented to the Ministry of Environment and Forests here on Wednesday, has identified Kuno-Palpur and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh Landscape in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. All the three sites require an initial investment of Rs.100 crore each for development before the animals are imported in the next two to three years.
for more details log on www.wildlifetrustofindia.org
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